Notes respecting the life of Swein Aslief, an Orkney Viking, of the Twelfth Century, illustrating the annals of that period. Collected from the Early Norwegian Sages

Authors

  • W H Fotheringhame

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.002.278.287

Keywords:

Scandinavian, Original documents, Viking

Abstract

This article traces the narrative of the life of Swein Aslief, a notable Scandinavian living under the Norse Earls of Orkney. The account concludes with an extract from a primary source that mentions Swein Aslief. 

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Published

30-11-1858

Issue

Vol. 2 (1859)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Notes respecting the life of Swein Aslief, an Orkney Viking, of the Twelfth Century, illustrating the annals of that period. Collected from the Early Norwegian Sages. (1858). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 2, 278-287. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.002.278.287